Graduation date: 1991

Tesis--Barcelona. / Cover title.

Thesis (doctoral)--Kullīyat al-Ādāb wa-al-ʻUlūm al-Insānīyah, Rabat, 1987. / Title on p. [4] of cover: Los moriscos y sus a marruecos. Includes bibliographical references (p 330-344) and indexes.

Thesis, Königsberg Pr. / Bibliography: p. 101-107.

Despite improvements in health care services there are poor perinatal outcomes in the rural and remote regions of Morocco. A national plan was adopted as part of a WHO, UNICEF and UNFPA initiative to reduce maternal and neonatal deaths in underserviced regions. Strengthening the profession of midwifery was identified as a key component of the initiative. In 2008, a Moroccan framework for midwifery education, regulation and funding was established. There is evidence that funded midwifery care is not being accessed by women in rural regions. A scoping review was undertaken to examine the social barriers. The review was conducted using the Arksey and O’Malley’s 2005 framework for scoping reviews. The research stages included 1) identifying the research question; 2) identifying the relevant studies; 3) study selection; 4) charting the data; 5) collating, summarizing and reporting the results. The aim was to identify how the socio-cultural context can impede the uptake of midwifery care and thus impact maternal and neonatal outcomes. Language barriers, cultural differences and gender inequality were identified as key barriers that impact the acceptability of midwifery care in Morocco. / Thesis / Master of Science (MSc)

Graduation date: 1994

This research was conducted in the Mamora cork oak forest of Morocco to: (1) Describe the impacts of sheep grazing (none, 35% use, 70% use) in March, April, May and June of 1987 and 1988 on seasonal forage production; (2) evaluate the effects of these factors on annual changes in herbaceous foliar cover and botanical composition; and (3) determine their effects on seasonal changes in forage quality of the herbaceous vegetation. Neither the month of 1987 nor the degree of use had significant effects on the rate of herbage accumulation. In 1988, the month of grazing, the degree of use and their interaction had significant effects on all rates of herbage accumulation except that between May and June for the March grazed treatment. For the April, May and June treatments, grazing depressed the forage production of the subsequent months. The interaction of the month of grazing and the degree of use had no significant effect on the botanical composition of all groups of species. Averaged over the season, the other forbs were the dominant group of species. Total canopy cover was significantly affected by the year only. The 1988 total vegetative ground cover was significantly higher than the 1987 and 1989 ones as a result of the impacts of the intensity and distribution of rains on vegetative growth, development and distribution. The degree of use had a significant effect on the forage nutrients only for some grazing treatments. It seemed that the effect of the grazing intensity on forage nutrients of the subsequent months is more evident when grazing occurs early in the season. This study developed the first information for this area related to the response of the vegetation to the time and the intensity of grazing. The results suggest that scheduling intensity and timing of grazing livestock might be a key factor in community dynamics. Combined research on grazing management, fertilization and seeding should be undertaken and implemented in the next Mamora management plan. / Graduation date: 1992

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1974. / Typescript. Vita. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references.

During the 2011 Arab Spring protests, the Presidents of Egypt and Tunisia lost their seats as a result of popular protests. While protests occurred in Morocco during the same time, King Mohammed VI maintained his throne. I argue that the Moroccan king was able to maintain his power because of factors that he has because he is a king. These benefits, including dual religious and political legitimacy, additional control over the military, and a political situation that make King Mohammed the center of the Moroccan political sphere, are not available to the region's presidents.

A total of 9,936 fleas, representing 27 species, have been processed for study and identified. They were associated with 2,011 small mammals, representing 38 species, collected throughout Morocco from October 12, 1969 to July 20, 1970 by personnel of the Smithsonian Institution. Two species, Synosternus cleopatrae pyramidis (Rothschild and Xenopsylla ramesis (Rothschild), comprised 68 percent of the fleas collected. Two subspecies are described: Ctenophthalmus andorrensis opistolatus, ssp. n. and Ctenophthalmus russulae tangerensis, ssp. n.. There are three ecological subdivisions of Morocco: the coast and coastal plains, the Atlas Mountains, and the pre-saharan desert. Even though there is some overlap, the flea fauna of each subdivision is distinctive. Human plague has occurred most frequently in the coast and coastal plains region where species of Xenopsylla and Nosopsyllus are most abundant. The flea fauna is most diversified in the presaharan region, but the threat of human plague in this region is not great, because of the sparse human population.